Question

A rectangle has length 4 inches and width 2 inches. If the length and width of the rectangle are

reduced by 50 percent, by what percent will the area of the rectangle be reduced?
40 percent
50 percent
60 percent
75 percent

Answer 1

75%

Explanation:

First we can solve the area of the rectangle originally the answer is:

4 × 2 = 8

Then we decrease both measurements by 50% to get the dimensions 1 and 2. The new area will be 1 × 2 which is 2.

2 is 25% of 8 which means that the area of the rectangle has been reduced by 75%.